NSA Global SIGINT Highlights
NSA intercepts EU and French
diplomats who strongly criticize U.S. trade policies and call TPP treaty
a confrontation against China
WikiLeaks release: June 29,
2015
NSA intercepted talk between Washington based French
and EU official where they discussed U.S. lack of leadership on trade issues
and the view TPP (Trans-Pacific partnership) was a designed to force future negotiations
with China. The intercepted communication was between French Minister-Counselor
for Economic and Financial Affairs Jean-Francois Boittin and EU Trade Section
head Hiddo Houben. Boittin expressed astonishment at the level of “narcissism”
when describing U.S. Idea of scrapping WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) witch
he called “stupefying”. On another subject, Boittin's interlocutor, Houben
insisted that TPP was used to confront Beijing. He assessed as well that this
focus on Asia was added proof that Washington has no real negotiating agenda
vis-a-vis emerging nations, including China and Brazil.
Description
Keywords: National
Security Agency, NSA, Top Secret, SIGINT, ORCON, NOFORN, intelligence,
intercept, espionage, United States, USA, France, EU, trade, WTO, Doha
Development Agenda, DDA, Jean- Francois Boittin, Hiddo Houben, Trans-Pacific
Partnership, TPP, China, Beijing, Brazil
Restraint: TOP
SECRET//COMINT//ORCON/NOFORN
Title: NSA Global
SIGINT
Highlights: EU Officials Perceive Lack of U.S. Leadership
on Trade Issues, Skeptical of Pacific Initiative
Date: 2 August 2011
Organization: National
Security Agency (NSA)
Author: Summary
Services Office
Pages: 1
EU Officials Perceive Lack of U.S. Leadership on Trade Issues,
Skeptical of Pacific Initiative (TS//SI//OC/NF) (TS//SI//OC/NF) Washingtonbased EU trade officials ascertained in
late July that the U.S. administration is severely lacking in
leadership when it comes to trade matters, as shown by the absence of
a clear consensus on the future course of the WTO Doha Development
Agenda (DDA). French MinisterCounselor for Economic and Financial
Affairs JeanFrancois Boittin expressed astonishment at the level of
"narcissism" and wasteful contemplation currently on display in
Washington, while describing the idea of scrapping the DDA in favor
of another planwhich some U.S. officials are seen to favoras
stupefying. The Frenchman further asserted that once a country makes
deep cuts in its trade barriers, as the U.S. has done, it no longer
has incentives to offer nor, as a consequence, a strong position from
which to negotiate with emerging nations. Boittin's interlocutor, EU
Trade Section head Hiddo Houben, after noting the leadership void in
the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, declared that with
regard to the disagreement within his host government on DDA, a
political decision must be made about what direction is to be
followed. On another subject, Houben insisted that the []
(TPP), which is a U.S. initiative, appears to be designed
to force future negotiations with China. Washington, he pointed out,
is negotiating with every nation that borders China, asking for
commitments that exceed those countries' administrative capacities,
so as to "confront" Beijing. If, however, the TPP agreement takes 10
years to negotiate, the world and Chinawill have changed so much
that that country likely will have become disinterested in the
process, according to Houben. When that happens, the U.S. will have
no alternative but to return to the WTO. Finally, he assessed that
this focus on Asia is added proof that Washington has no real
negotiating agenda vis-a-vis emerging nations, including China and
Brazil, or an actual, proactive WTO plan of action.
Unconventional EU diplomatic Z3/OO/53161411, 011622Z
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